cohosh

[ koh-hosh, koh-hosh ]

noun

1. either of two unrelated plants of the eastern U.S., Cimicifuga racemosa black cohosh, or squawroot, of the buttercup family, or Caulophyllum thalictroides blue cohosh, or papoose-root, of the barberry family, both used medicinally.

cohosh

/ kəʊˈhɒʃ; ˈkəʊhɒʃ /

noun

1. any of several North American plants, such as the blue cohosh ( Caulophyllum thalictroides: family Leonticaceae ) and black cohosh ( Cimicifuga racemosa: family Ranunculaceae )

Word History and Origins

Origin of cohosh¹

First recorded in 1790–1800, Americanism; from Eastern Abenaki kkwὰhas

Word History and Origins

Origin of cohosh¹

C18: probably of Algonquian origin

Example Sentences

She learned the uses and prices of the plant, and also made drawings of cohosh, moonseed and bloodroot.

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View those polished cohosh-berries, white as drops of pearl!

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I am also equally curious to know if anything eats the fruit of the red and white baneberry and the blue cohosh.

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Another flower of the summer woods and hillsides is the Cohosh, with a stem from three to eight feet high.

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You should be able to design a number of pretty things from the cohosh leaves and berries, too.

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